Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/birōkijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *bi- +‎ *rōkijan.

Verb

*birōkijan

1. to take heed of, pay attention to
2. to care for, take care of; worry about

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*birōkijan
1st sg. past	*birōkidā
Infinitive	*birōkijan
Genitive infin.	*birōkijannjas
Dative infin.	*birōkijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*birōkijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*birōkiju	*birōkidā
2nd singular	*birōkisi	*birōkidēs, *birōkidōs
3rd singular	*birōkiþi	*birōkidē, *birōkidā
1st plural	*birōkijum	*birōkidum
2nd plural	*birōkiþ	*birōkidud
3rd plural	*birōkijanþ	*birōkidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*birōkijē	*birōkidī
2nd singular	*birōkijēs	*birōkidī
3rd singular	*birōkijē	*birōkidī
1st plural	*birōkijēm	*birōkidīm
2nd plural	*birōkijēþ	*birōkidīd
3rd plural	*birōkijēn	*birōkidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*birōki
Plural	*birōkiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*birōkijandī	*birōkid

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *birōkian
  • Middle Low German: berôken, berö̂ken
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: *berôkære
      • → Old Frisian: birōker
• Old High German: biruohhen, biruochen
  • Middle High German: beruochen, berūchen, peruochen, perūchen
    • ⇒ Middle High German: beruochære
    • ⇒ Middle High German: beruochunge, berūchunge